They have one in the capital of the Renaissance, the art with a few days to help if you are doing and what shows that you can see, in such a short time? It is the guide so that you make the most of a short stay in Florence.
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It is probably a good time to deal with the center of the city when it comes to the end of the summer, it starts to calm down, and I hope that the crush strength of the mass is reduced. The center of Florence is easy to confirm that the roads are narrow and most are for the traffic.
Starting from the station, in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the church that the station its name. Opposite the church, before a national and a road to the Piazza del Mercato Centrale. Here are some market stalls selling leather goods, souvenirs and other goods. 2 famous buildings to see, here are the Medici Chapel of San Lorenzo and the Laurentian Library e.
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You will see the Cathedral before going on the site is that you take a walk in Via Borgo San Lorenzo. The squat building opposite the cathedral, the baptistery, built on the foundations of a Roman temple. Doors or the Cathedral of sites from the original, by Lorenzo Ghiberti and Michelangelo as the “Gate of Paradise”. But the sight of most visitors are impressed by its dome by Brunelleschi, the hat on the already impressive church of Santa Maria del Fiori. Standing beside him is the protection of the bell tower, or by Giotto bell tower was built.
The view from the summit of the dome is incredible on one day and worth the hike up. Entrance into the church itself is free, but there is one, to climb. You can also use the tower, but the risk from the bell at a certain time and there is no lift, if you need help to get back down.
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Many of the works involved in the decoration of the facades and interiors of the baptistery of the church and bell tower are inside the house Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, behind the cathedral, the catalog of the halls of the museum, the history of the building. There are many parts of Michelangelo, including the Pieta, he partially destroyed, was subsequently provided by a student. About the origin, the doors of the Baptistery are here with plans Duomo by Brunelleschi, statues and bas-reliefs by Donatello and others.
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Along the Via Roma, you will reach Piazza della Repubblica, the edges are more expensive hotels and coffee. There are several stalls selling tourist kind of things, including more than belts, wallets and handbags. Keep walking down Via Calimara to the loggia, where the market stands. Here you can test your ability to recognize a false leather item, even if you do not want to allow it to be obvious. Better still, you can use a corner of the mouth of the Porcolino, the bronze statue of a boar, and a wish.
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After the front, you will see what looks like a street full of growth at the end of Via Porta Santa Maria. It is a bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, the “Old Bridge”, which was the only one spared by the Nazis during the Second World War. Initially, the butcher shops, the remains of their overthrow by the Arno. The smell, the nose of the 16thC as a Medici Grand Duke Ferdinand I of the aesthetics and goldsmiths to consider is also one of 3 bridges in the world at home business.
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Railways your way back into the northern end of the bridge, where there is an issue left covered porch directly on the River. This was as a secret hiding place for drugs, as they have the population between the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. At the end of the bridge you can look back to see behind the shops as they look at the river bottom.
Behind, but also the entrance of the Piazza degli Uffizi, a period of three sides of the square full of statues and busts of famous artists through the centuries, and of course home to the famous Uffizi Gallery. The collection of the Interior is the second of which took place in the Vatican in terms of artistic importance. Giotto, Fra Angelico, Lippi, Botticelli, Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo … the list is long. The gallery is closed on Mondays and requires at least half a day to move, how to make reservations in advance when it is in summer. The course is met in the summer, with outdoor exhibits, street musicians and artists, especially the entertainment at the way the online tourists, the tail to po
Go through the narrow place far from the river to Piazza Signoria. The wide open is the recognition of the statue of David, there is a copy in 1873 when the original was in the academy for the protection against the elements. Under the porch is a collection of other famous statues, including the rape of the Sabine Women, Hercules and Centaure Nessus by Giambologna and Cellini bronze statue of Perseus.
The main room is rather imposing statue of the ‘It Nettuno’, the water is Neptune are at the opposite end of the Palazzo Vecchio. Almost increase the Figure of Cosimo I de ‘Medici and the bronze plate, which mark where the priest Savonarola was hanged and burned heretics 1498th for the super detectives is a sculpture by another instrument. On the wall of the Palazzo Vecchio is the sketch of a magnificent man opposite. A legend tells that Michelangelo in a fit of spite, to Donatello, it was capable of carving large works of art, even with their hands behind their backs.
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At the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio, the ceilings and walls decoration of the building was once the seat of the government of Florence in the 13th and 14 Century. Subject to the costs you can scraps floor apartments were occupied by the Medicis and other remarkable and the market opportunities for a different perspective on the city.
The rest of the evening can be better spent behind narrow streets and enjoy a meal in one of the numerous restaurants and inns. Later there is the nightlife, most bars and clubs open after 10pm and until the early morning.
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Florence is a tourist magnet all year round, so a fast start is essential if you do not want you to countless hours of waiting time. An infallible way to avoid this is the part with a little extra money in the animation of the summer months and before your tickets online or by phone. You can then pick up one hours ticket with your booking number. In this way you can easily see the Uffizi and, where appropriate, another museum on the same day. They simply register at www.firenzemusei.it www.weekendafirenze.com or a book or from your hotel.
The offices open 8.15, closing 7pm, with the works between a number of rooms, all with a certain style or period. The gallery is not only a little larger from the Italian Renaissance, but the collection also includes works by German and Flemish artists. To assess a large part of the work you need at least several hours to rotate.
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Or as an escape or afternoon, a morning alternative, there is also the Galleria dell’Accademia, more known for its price, the David of Michelangelo, the sculpture that is in the Piazza della Signoria. The statue of 5m height was carved from a single block of marble with some stories to report than one line, the error is. Michelangelo said, they give up on the back of the school and the craft has decided, for a symbol of the spirit of Florence.
The Academy also has other famous statues, paintings and sculptures by many artists on the screen, which is worth an hour or two in the research.
For a pleasant way to round off the day there is a walk from the Piazzale Michelangelo, on the south side, where another copy of David by Michelangelo, a bronze, which dominates the city. A good place to see the city, changes color at sunset, and sometimes there are public events in the summer.
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If there is enough energy on the left side to a church Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte is the additional expense. Located in the park behind Piazzale Michelangelo outside is one of the best examples of Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, while the interior is the outbreak of some extraordinary 13-15e century frescoes.
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Depending on the calendar, you have time for May, a number of museums, or just a walk in the park director of the Pitti Palace, a Brunelleschi creation of a rich banker, who was supported by the Medici family. In a series of all the rooms of the museum for various items such as silver, china and clothing of the Renaissance and Modern works of 18th and 20 Century.
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If the contribution of art has reached its limits, finally to rest, it is in the form of Boboli Gardens on the back of the palace. Developed in the middle of the 16th C, it contains typical of the caverns and the garden of the Renaissance aristocracy absurdity. A chance, from the narrow streets and the tourist masses for some time.
Your time is in Florence, by the end of May, but you do not have a chance for a last-minute shopping, before parting from all masters.